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Beijing half-marathon top three stripped of their medals

The top three in Sunday’s Beijing half-marathon have had their medals stripped after a bizarre finish to the race

Beijing half-marathon top three STRIPPED of their medals

As reported by Reuters, winner He Jie and three African runners had their results cancelled after an investigation found that the trio allowed the Chinese athlete to finish first.

He had won the race in China’s capital with a time of 1:03.44, ahead of Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat who all finished joint second.

‘I don’t know why they put my name on my bib/chest number instead of labelling it as a pacemaker,’ Mnangat added.

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‘My job was to set the pace and help the guy win but unfortunately, he did not achieve the target, which was to break the national record.’

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The Zhongao Lupao Beijing Sports Management company said its partner Xiamen Xtep Investment failed to note the relevant pacer information, which led to the organising committee not being informed.

‘Our company has unshirkable responsibility and would like to experience our sincere apologies to all runners,’ Xtep said in a statement as per Reuters.

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‘We bear a great responsibility and fully accept the punishment decision made by the organising committee.’

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